Storm Warrior - Chapter 329



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#329, Please Accept It For Me

“I… know that guy? I don’t have any connections like that… .”

“Gebhard Castaine. The Emperor of Rak-Vishya is… the man Aaron knows by the name of Nienzen.”

“… Heh heh.”

Aaron let out a dumbfounded laugh.

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you this right away. To be frank, Aaron is an opponent you can’t win against right now… That’s why I wanted to avoid them if possible.”

“Now that I think about it, you knew that guy too… .”

“It was just a coincidence. When I first heard about Aaron and Nienzen, I was also amazed by the incredible coincidence. Of course, at that time, I didn’t know where Mia was.”

As I speak, I become convinced of something new.

In addition to the long-standing bad relationship between the two, there is also a connection between them through Mia.

This was no longer a coincidence.

“Does he know about my relationship with Mia?”

“I just found out. So I was quite embarrassed.”

“Are you confused? That guy?”

“Yes. I was a little surprised, but he’s not the type of person to care about anyone. But that’s what happened? Anyway, Mia, you don’t have to worry.”

“… I see. Then that’s fine.”

I was speechless for a moment when I saw Aaron finish the story with a really relaxed expression on his face.

「… … .」

“Okay, then go. Before your mother gets even more upset.”

“What kind of reaction… is that the end?”

“Then what… Did you think I’d start foaming at the mouth just by hearing that guy’s name? You said you took good care of Mia all this time? Now I can bow down to him.”

「No, even if that’s the conclusion. He took Aaron’s eyes and killed him four times… Ha! Now five times. That’s the kind of guy he is. But you’re saying he can be sorted out so easily?」

“You knew I went to the tower.”

“Yeah… I know. It was all caught on screen with Casas.”

“That damn bastard. Even if he knew, he’d just pretend not to know, but he insists on embarrassing me.”

“Huh? What are you talking about? At what point did I embarrass you?”

“I ran to save you, but you collapsed before you could even set foot on the tower. Tsk! If I had known you could crawl out on your own, I wouldn’t have gone.”

I screamed at Aaron’s absurd words.

“Why would Aaron be embarrassed? It’s something I should be grateful for and sorry about! And if I had told you sooner, it wouldn’t have happened!”

Then Aaron smiled and said,

“That’s what it was like. My desire for revenge against that guy.”

「… … !」

“Didn’t you say Mia is alive? So now it’s a trivial matter that I have to worry about more than not being able to see you.”

“Aaron… You’re making me feel even more sorry now.”

Aaron shook his head.

“Revenge on the old man who sent his children and granddaughters away, no… that obsession that he held onto by force was his only remaining will to live. But you gave him back something more important. Now, he can only be nothing.”

“I know what you mean. I didn’t do anything, but I guess I thought there would be more complicated feelings, so I’m glad.”

“Once you’ve experienced the kaleidoscope of death, your thoughts become simpler. You learn that you should always pursue the most important things clearly so that you won’t have any regrets. Phew… I’ve experienced it six times, so I’ll have to do better.”

Aaron pretended to be determined and acted coquettish.

“… I know I’m the only one who can take it, but Aaron’s jokes really don’t sit well with me.”

Eventually, emotions welled up.

My nose started to sting, so I turned around quickly.

Aaron’s life was said to be seven.

Four times before you met me, twice after you met me you died, now you only have one life left.

Just because you have multiple lives doesn’t mean they are worth N times as much.

Even if the value is divided, wouldn’t the value of the remaining life become more precious as opportunities decrease?

I wasted his most precious opportunity.

But I found it hard to handle the way he would tell me thank you and joke around.

“Ah. So you said I could take care of Dong-gu’s problem?”

Sigh.

I turned around with a laugh.

“No, are we going back to that topic at this point?”

“Can I meet Mia right now?”

“We need to find out Mia’s circumstances first.”

“Then we too must live for today. Just as you must appease your mother from now on, I must also resolve this before Antonio leaves.”

“Whew… Just tell Antonio to rest and go. I don’t think he’ll be neutered. If I agree to that, won’t I lose face in front of Dong-gu?”

“I clearly said that I had endured as much as I could.”

“Don’t worry. From now on, I plan on taking you with me.”

「No, it doesn’t have to be that bad… How is that guy, who’s always running around here and there, going to take that big guy with him? If his means of transportation isn’t convenient, he’ll be even more stressed out.」

“Huh? It seems like Dong-gu gets upset when he says he’s going somewhere.”

“Don’t be upset! I’m telling you to think carefully about what’s truly good for him. Taking care of him without knowing how to do it could actually be abuse.”

“Yes. I’ll ask Dong-gu and then decide.”

Aaron tapped his knee as if he was dissatisfied with something, then got up and headed home, saying:

“Don’t wait for the details.”

When he said he would wait, it was again about Mia.

“yes.”

Aaron returned home with a brisk pace, perhaps because he had kept his guests waiting for a long time.

As I lifted my body, the back door opened wide again.

Aaron stood at the threshold and held out a rattan basket of mugwort.

Inside the basket are three lumps wrapped in parchment paper.

I knew right away what it was.

“ah….”

“That’s what Gaon promised that guy. It’ll help calm your mother’s anger.”

“Thank you, Aaron.”

“Hurry up and get out.”

chin!

I grabbed Aaron’s arm as he turned around as soon as I handed him the basket.

Pot!

Aaron quickly shook his arm away.

“No more, you thief!”

I thought you were going to ask for more.

“That’s not it.”

I smiled bitterly and took Aaron’s hand again, taking the ring out of his bosom and putting it on.

“… What are you doing? Why would you do this to a princess-”

“It’s called a teleportation ring. It’s an artifact that has a function just like its name suggests.”

“what…?”

“If you inject a little bit of magic power into it and think of a place you’ve been to, it will take you there. Once you use it, you’ll have to wait over two hours before you can use it, so don’t try it right away.”

“No, if, if this is really that artifact….”

“Don’t die again, Aaron.”

「…!」

I left Aaron, who was so surprised that he didn’t know what to do, and flew up again.

Then Aaron hastily took off his ring and waved his arm in the air.

“Oh, you crazy bastard! Take it! If you’re such a beast, you should give me your mother!”

“I said I need to inject some magic power into it.”

“Little brother! Give me your little brother!”

“There is a saying in Korea, ‘If you leave home, your husband will take care of you.’”

“Then, give it to the princess!”

“If I really find a woman to marry, I won’t leave her for even a second.”

“Don’t joke around! I can’t take it!”

“Aaron is also my family. I can’t lose my family anymore. Please accept him for my sake.”

「… … .」

I stood there, towering over Aaron, speechless.

Now it was time to shout to be heard.

It could be that he couldn’t refuse anymore because he said it was simply for my sake, or it could be that he sensed something when he said he couldn’t lose his family anymore.

Anyway, what’s important is that I conveyed my feelings.

It wasn’t an impulsive gift.

I learned the knowledge of Echion from the tower and learned how to move coordinates without the help of a ring.

Now, it is possible to move through portals with Dong-gu, not just me.

Anyway, when I found out about that and was thinking about a new owner for the remaining ring, the first person that came to mind was Aaron.

After thinking carefully about why that is…

Putting aside the feelings and affection I already had for him,

Maybe I was doing the communication I wanted to have with my father, the relationship I wanted to have with him, with Aaron.

There was a time when I suspected that Aaron and Mia’s encounter was a fragment of Marduk’s unpleasant picture.

It was not something that could be dismissed as a mere coincidence that the neighbors were connected to Echion and Yushin.

But now it has been confirmed that not everything went as Marduk intended.

My struggles have already created quite a butterfly effect.

In the first place, wasn’t the fact that I became aware of my past life arranged by Gayoung and not Marduk?

He was just trying to sneakily put his spoon in the water.

Meeting the spirit or noticing its true identity was not something Marduk intended.

It’s still just a guess, but I’m confident.

The relationship between Yushin and Mia.

Mia’s view of my future.

If we also look at it as a soul attraction.

Mother. No, the last soul fragment of Belliona is Mia.

I also had a vague idea of ​​what Mia was vaguely afraid of.

‘… I really don’t know what will happen.’

Even though I couldn’t see him, Aaron still stood there blankly, staring up at the sky.

***

It wasn’t actually difficult to appease my mother.

Because all I have to do is listen to what’s been building up inside me.

It was just painful.

A sermon that conveys knowledge in words.

And because it includes stories of the ups and downs of 28 years of married life and detailed chatter about the daily lives of the past few months.

The hour of atonement began with dinner and continued late into the night, fueled by wine and garrotta cheese.

I was starting to give up and think about how I should just wait until the next day, imagining blood gushing from my ears.

I was barely able to get out thanks to my lovely niece casting ‘Grandma, Put Me to Sleep’.

“Anyway! If you don’t contact me for a few days or I hear that you’re missing in some dangerous place, I’ll really destroy your family register.”

“Yes. I will keep that in mind.”

I escorted my mother, who was entering the bedroom with Gaon, to the door and returned to the annex.

As soon as I was alone, things I had to do started to flood my head like a tide.

‘I have to go to Maru before Seongyoon starts making a fuss, and I have to call Joo Jaheon too… Tsk! But I’m also worried about how to find the one remaining sealing stone.’

A groundbreaking change in thinking is needed because it is one that my future self has yet to find.

Since I know all the failed processes, it may seem easy to find another way at first glance, but considering that it was the best effort and effort that I, a human being, have put in for two years, there are few other means.

… First, let’s start by unraveling the issues that have received less attention.

“ah.”

Then I remembered something and searched through my pockets.

‘Surely this didn’t exist… .’

It was the USB that Inaeun gave me.

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